Pain in front of calf bone when running

Running is a good aerobic exercise and is very beneficial to health. However, running requires persistence, and you need to proceed step by step at the beginning. If the amount of running is too large at the beginning, problems will easily arise, mainly because the body cannot withstand such intensity. There are many reasons why the front of the shin bone hurts when running. In this case, you need to stop exercising, find out the cause, and then continue after treatment and recovery. So, what causes pain in the front of your calf bone when running?

First, frequent backward kicking causes the posterior calf muscles to contract repeatedly, which causes the periosteum to which the muscles are attached to be stretched for a long time, destroying the position of the periosteum and the bone, causing the periosteum to be peeled off and congested;

Second, during running, the body's gravity and the reaction force of the ground produce pressure on the concave surface of the leg bones, but tension on the convex surface. At this time, corresponding forces are generated inside the bones to balance these two forces. When you run too much or apply improper force, the force generated inside the bones cannot keep up with the increase in external force, causing the balance relationship to change, the periosteum on the outermost layer of the bones to loosen and separate, and produce edema and congestion. The result of both conditions is severe calf bone pain.

Tibial and fibular fatigue periostitis generally has no history of trauma. If it is simple periostitis, the inflammation and pain will disappear as long as the amount of exercise is adjusted in time and the intensity and duration of running are reduced. Through short-term pain, the adaptability of bone tissue will be improved, and the load-bearing capacity will be enhanced after the injury heals.

Tibial and fibular fatigue periostitis is caused by improper training methods and training volume arrangements. Therefore, in addition to reducing the amount of exercise, mastering the correct running technique, paying attention to relaxation and buffering of movements, avoiding running on hard surfaces, doing warm-up exercises, and eliminating leg fatigue in time after exercise can all help prevent tibial and fibular fatigue periostitis.

treat

1) Once calf fatigue periostitis occurs, the local burden should be reduced. In the early stages, you can apply ice and wrap your calf with an elastic bandage, and raise the affected limb when sleeping.

For those with more severe symptoms, in addition to immediately reducing or stopping the load on the calf (such as jumping, long-distance running, uphill running, etc.), you can use new injury medicine No. 1 (prepared and produced by Wuhan Institute of Physical Education) for external application to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, unblock menstruation and relieve pain.

2) Acupuncture acupoints: select one point 1.5 inches above and below the Ashi point on the inner edge of the tibia, quickly insert the needle, lift, insert, and twist until there is a local soreness and swelling. Leave the needle in for 20 minutes, moving the needle every 5 minutes. The effect will be better if the affected area can be irradiated with a TDP lamp or suspended with moxa sticks during the period of needling. Fatigue periostitis is a type of tendon injury. The tendons depend on the sufficient and unobstructed flow of qi and blood in the meridians. Acupuncture can achieve the purpose of "unblocking the meridians, relaxing the tendons, activating blood circulation, promoting qi and relieving pain".

3) Massage Massage can remove blood stasis and swelling, promote blood circulation, increase the nutritional supply of the affected area, and help restore function. [5] The method is to massage, knead and push from the lower part of the swelling towards the heart, gradually increasing the force from light to heavy and then from heavy to light, repeatedly, 1-2 times a day, for 5 days as a course of treatment.